Responsive web design is no longer just a trend, it's mandatory for any new website nowadays. Everything on a website must look perfectly no matter the device it is viewed from. Menus, posts, image galleries, every web element must be responsive in order to deliver a perfect user experience for your visitors. For visually-oriented website designs, image galleries are frequently used to gather multiple images in one place. Making them responsive can be tricky, but fortunately, there are plenty of…...

With Christmas right around the corner, now’s the time that you realize you haven’t sent out your yearly Christmas card. Or it has just dawned on you that you haven’t sent out the invitations for Christmas dinner. Let’s have a look at ten Christmas fonts that are, best of all, free! If Christmas isn’t your thing, or you’re looking to send out your New Years Eve party invitations, these will suit your needs just fine as well. Let’s have a…...

As web designers, we spend a lot of our time around the desk, so our workspace is our own personal environment. Here are 30 things to create the ultimate web designers work environment. Ranging from desk lighting to unusual gadgets, these 30 things will definitely make your work space stand out! Please let us know what your favorite item on the list is. Also, if you think we have missed any essential items that you may have in your office,…...

Attention all WebDesignDev readers. We are holding yet another free giveaway. This time we are giving out 1000 free business cards on behalf of NextDayFlyers.com. Entering the contest is very simple. Just leave a comment to this post, saying what you will use the business card's for. Post Image credit to Chris Fisher. A very creative Business Card! Who are NextDayFlyers? NextDayFlyers are an online printing company that specialize in business cards, postcards, menu's, tickets and even more items such…...

Typography is a central component of design and one of the primary ways of communication. Today, there are thousands of typefaces and fonts that can be found online. Because typography is very important whether we are talking about print, logo or even web design, we decided to share with you some of the best websites for free font download. An accurate and precise font can increase your designs overall value, so why not have a great collection of free fonts to…...

Just over a month ago we asked you, the readers or WebDesignDev, how much you turnover annually in $$$'s just from internet revenue. We have had nearly 250 voters, and the results are amazing. Put it this way, we have alot of wealthy readers. But not all the results were up in the sky. Many WebDesignDev readers struggle to earn over $500 / year from online income (from what we can see in the graph below). $500 / 12 =…...

Many people are mistaken by what a freelancer actually is and how they use their time. There are many myths that clients think about freelancers, freelance work, or becoming a freelancer. I have made a short list of freelance myths, and what the reality of the myth actually is. If you want to add your own, feel free to drop in a comment. Myth: A freelancer won't meet deadlines. What boss is behind a freelancers back pushing them towards the…...

Today Andy and I decided to produce a top list of our favorite 100 resources for web designers that we have used and enjoyed over the past few months. These resources include icons (my personal favorite), Wordpress Themes, Plugins, Software, Applications and some really cool tutorials made by us and other great websites. Let us know which ones you use and what other resources you think should be added to the list! Enjoy! Icons Adobe Work Folders The adobe product…...

Sometimes when being a freelancer things go wrong because we haven't properly prepared. Today we have put together a list of sort of rules to follow as a web freelancer, let us know which of these you follow and which ones you wish you knew before something bad happened. Always get a deposit This is a tricky one but a must. It is important that they give you a percent of the price up front to insure you get paid…...

Hello Everyone, I think the best inspiration to do better in anything, weather it's your own business or life is seeing someone who has already done what you want to achieve. Today we decided to research and give a educated guess on how much our favorite web design websites earn every month. I first did a post like this back in March on another website of mine called IncomeDiary. I researched the top 30 earning blogs I read and listed…...